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Invention of the Desktop Computer
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The first such desktop-size system specifically designed for personal use appeared in 1974. It was sold for slightly less than $400.
A desktop computer is a full functioning computer device -
Invention of the Laptop
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The first laptop was invented by British Designer Bill Moggridge.
A laptop is a portable device that’s very similar to a computer as it has the same features. -
Invention of the Tablet
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A company called Pencept is known for creating the first pen computer. In 1985, Pencept wanted to create a line of PCs that used handwriting recognition technology.
Small device that functions like a laptop -
Invention of the Smartphone
Smartphones have actually been around in one form or another since 1993 before Apple brought the smartphone into mass consumer market
A smartphone is a mobile operating system with more advanced computing capability connectivity than a feature phone -
Invention of the PDA
In 1993, Apple Computer Inc. released the very first PDA(personal digital assistants) "The Newton®".
In March 1996, Palm™, Inc. delivered the industry's first truly compelling handheld computer, the PalmPilot.
A PDA is a Personal Digital Assistant is like a mini computer, can use windows operating system and edit documents -
Invention of the MP3 Player
The MP3 player was invented in 1997 by Tomislav Uzelac of Advanced Multimedia Products (AMP).
The digital audio MP3 player was called the AMP MP3 Playback Engine. This was the very first, successfully designed MP3 Player.
An MP3 Player is a portable device that plays music the user has downloaded it onto the device -
Invention of the Netbook
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In 2007 Asus - tek launched the Eee PC Netbook
Similar to laptop and computer but a lot smaller